Part Time REI

New and lucrative flipping opportunities are are popping up all over the country this year year. According to RealtyTrac home sales for December 2013 were up 8% compared with the previous month, and down 16%compared with a year ago. The median sales price of a non-distressed home (those that are usually not foreclosed and/or flipped) was $175,000. The median sales […]

  In our third and final installment of The Mold House we take a look at how our renovation turned out. Here is a list of the repairs done on The Mold House:   Removed drywall and flooring in basement and re-drywalled area Sanded and refinished hardwood floors New windows installed Re-glazed bathtub New bath […]

One of the greatest ways to get started in flipping houses if you don’t have much cash flow is wholesaling. If you are new to investing in real estate and need a refresher, feel free to check out our previous blog What is Wholesaling and Why you Need it.  Basically, wholesaling real estate provides an […]

With the new year a month under our belts we thought it a good practice to see where we are at in the news. Real estate itself as an industry is in the news as about as much as Kim Kardashian here lately with rising home prices but not  quite as many Twitter followers. We […]

  Our next house in our Flipping House Series is actually from a few years ago. This is a good story to tell though because we ended up having to deal with an insurance claim. Not long after our team acquired this property the wind storm of 2011 came roaring through our town. Needless to […]

Where do I start? So you are probably wondering how to get there. How to gain that confidence to get into that investor mindset. First and foremost educate yourself. Education plus action is the key. Here are some tips  when starting out in REI to help you out along the way. Learn from someone who […]

  The days of thinking “going green” is too expensive have been tossed to the curb so to speak. Better be sure your house at bare minimum has CFL lights and a recycling container. Today there are countless examples where the initial cost of a green initiative is recovered in six months or less. Making your […]

  Rarely do we decide to buy a house with extensive damage to it with the intention to flip it. Sometimes though you can really pick up a good deal from a wholesaler. That is exactly what happened with our next house in our Flipping House Series: The Fire House. As you might have guessed, […]

  Whether you are just getting started in investing in real estate or you are a seasoned veteran, one of the basic truths to any successful businesses is knowing how to market. It would be an understatement to say that marketing is one of the most essential tools in a real estate investor’s business plan. […]

The key is to invest in a city where prices are still low, yet there is the possibility for a lot of growth. The next city in our Market Watch series provides just that. While many investors would think Dallas the hot spot in Texas, it is its sister city that is the talk of […]